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The Alimentarium Academy is designed for teachers, pupils from 8 to 16 years old and their parents. Teaching material, educational games and videos prepared by experts make learning about food and nutrition fun and engaging!

Alimentarium Explainers

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When it comes to food and nutrition, it isn’t always easy to know what to believe. There is so much information out there, some of it contradictory. This is where our Explainer Videos come in! The catchy anecdotes in this series of entertaining films will unravel the clichés in less than 2 minutes!

Magnificent culinary mishaps

For the clumsy and absent-minded cooks among you, never fear, some of the greatest mishaps have resulted in delicious inventions! Si non è vero, et ben trovato!

Is our Microbiota telling us what to eat?

Freud was the first to suggest that our subconscious plays an important role in our psyche and “the ego” is not master in its own house. Now it seems that tiny little organisms could give credence to this Freudian assumption! It may well be that the billions of bacteria in our intestines influence our mood, our social behaviour and our food choices…

Thanksgiving - An emblematic national holiday in the United States

Or who was the first American president to pardon a turkey? Give thanks to our autumnal Explainer video, which reveals everything about this national holiday etched in the American collective memory.

Pesticides in organic produce?!

Many consumers suppose that since organic food is grown with respect for nature, it’s pesticide-free. But things aren’t actually that straightforward…

Sweets on prescription ?

For those of you with a sweet tooth, be warned! Our new Explainer Sweets on prescription? will probably only make it worse. Did you know that sugar was once believed to have healing powers? Imagine eating sweets on doctor’s orders…

Lactose-free milk

Do you digest milk easily? Congratulations, you’re a mutant! If not, fermented milk may be a solution.